COLUMBIA, South Carolina — On Monday, the South Carolina Attorney General asked the state’s superior court to reconsider a ruling that nullifies the state’s six-week abortion ban.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has filed a petition for retrial in the South Carolina Supreme Court. A court ruled this month in a 3-2 ruling that his 2021 law banning abortion if heart activity is detected about six weeks after conception violates the state’s constitutional right to privacy. made a verdict.
“We respectfully disagree with the court’s decision and believe the intent of the South Carolina Constitution is clear. The drafters of our privacy clause do not believe the clause creates abortion rights. did not”
After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and stripped it of federal protection, the court’s ruling in January was an important victory for abortion rights advocates.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster vowed in a state address last week to push forward with efforts to further limit abortion in the state. The Republican governor has announced that he will support the petition for a new trial.
“I am optimistic that we can win this historic battle to defend and protect the right and dignity of life,” McMaster said.
A court ruling overturning the six-week ban has returned the issue of abortion restrictions to the South Carolina Legislature.
